The Family: A Proclamation to the World has been a fixture and a guide about families for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since it was first read by President Gordon B. Hinckley in the General Relief Society meeting on September 23, 1995. It has been spoken of, quoted, memorized and recited. Now it is also celebrated in an annual blog event held every September!
To celebrate the anniversary of the Family Proclamation, bloggers from all over the web are coming together to share inspirational experiences, crafts, FHE ideas, photo essays, and more. We want to spread the message about the importance of families and the teachings espoused in this wonderful document. The truths contained therein are universal to many cultures and religions of the world. The purpose of the Proclamation Celebration is to have a safe place where those who desire can express their appreciation for these wonderful teachings. The hope is that by focusing on the Proclamation and really digging in, all can understand its teachings better and learn how to better incorporate them into relationships with spouses, children and God.
Our annual celebration is held every September. Come join us! You can find links to all the wonderful posts for the past six years of celebration below. Each will open in a new window so you don’t have to worry about backtracking in your browser.
Celebrate The Family 2015
The Proclamation Taught Me About “Family”
How Memorizing the Proclamation Helped Our Family
Defending the Family: You Were Chosen for Such a Time as This!
How Memorizing the Proclamation Made Me a Stronger Braver Person
A Strong Foundation in Christ Creates Strong Families FHE Lesson
Finding Joy in My Circumstances
Protect, Preserve, and Strengthen Home and Family
How the Family Proclamation Reminds Me of My Crucial Role as a Wife and Mother
Faith, Families, and Same-Sex Attraction
Celebrate the Family 2014
Five Ways to Strengthen Your Family
Importance of Having Family Dinners
Working Together as a Family
The Family that Prays Together Stays Together
Communication and Forgiveness
The Importance of Family Home Evening
Family Scripture Study
How to Simplify Outside Activities
To Fill a Life
Home as a Family History & Missionary Training Center
Happiness in Family Life
We Talk of Christ (articles posted there)
Strengthen Your Family by Listening
Home Can Be a Place of Peace
How to Love and Care for Your Spouse
3 ways to help your children champion each other
How to Encourage Good Behavior in Children
Creating a Family Media Plan
Get kids excited about the scriptures!
Setting Family Priorities & Traditions
Family Mealtime Tips
Homeschool AFTER school
Kindness at Home
Letting Our Children Be Friends
Celebrate the Family 2013
Mormon Mommy Blogs
Celebrate the Family 2012
We Talk of Christ
Middle-aged Mormon Man
Diapers and Divinity
In the Image of God, by Shantel Gardner
Divine Nature and Destiny, by DeNae Handy
Sacred Covenants and Holy Temples, by David Dibb
Divinely Appointed Sacred Powers, by Michelle
Husband and Wife, by Shawni Pothier
Children Are an Heritage of the Lord, by Ken Craig
In Love and Righteousness, by Melanie Jacobson
Marriage Is Essential, by Michele Stitt
When Founded upon Christ, by Becca Riding
Principles of Successful Families, by Becca Wilhite
Faith, Prayer, Repentance, Forgiveness: The Power of Apology
Mothers and Nurturing, by Allison Kimball
Warnings, Calamities, and … Hope?, by Matt
Celebrate the Family 2011
The Red Headed Hostess Celebrate Family Posts
7 Quotes, Thoughts or Scriptures that Ground Me….
Teach Me Who I Am!
Family Proclamation Scripture Stickers!
First Blog Hop: Family Mission Statements!
Deconstructing the PLAN
Joy in Our Posterity
The Proclamation in Pictures
Choose to Love
Complete Fidelity
Principles of a Happy Family
Family Home Evening Ideas that Teach the Proclamation
By Divine Design
Good Music in the Home and the Proclamation in Our Hearts
Cherishing Children
We Talk of Christ Celebrate Family Posts
Finding the Family Proclamation on the Passenger Seat
Divine Destiny of God’s Children by Alana Lee
The Family Proclamation Includes Everyone by Jenna Eakins
A Family Mission Statement that MAKES a Statement (Blog Hop)
Working for Eternity by Meredith Tuttle
Morally Clean Before Marriage: Happiness After by Josh Snyder
Family Proclamation Lessons & Photo Essay Blog Hop
Love Is All You Need by Liz Pitcavage
From a Young Age by Becca Nelson
Happiness in Family Life by Julie White
Family Proclamation Game and FHE Blog Hop
Adaptation and The Family Proclamation by Jen Fuller
Forgiveness for Past Abuse by Jackie Sarager
Reaching Our Family Potential by CaMarie Hoffman (Blog Hop)
Welcome to the Madness Celebrate Family Posts
A Taste of God’s Love
Divine Destiny
Mission Impossible?
The Blessing of Eternal Families
Children are a Blessing
MY Family Proclamation
All it Took Was a Bump on the Head
Marriage Essentials
A Good Way of Looking
Family Home Evening
Being Peas in a Pod
Family in Society
Deep Impact
Celebrate the Family 2010
Hold My Hand by This Girl Loves to Talk
Family Proclamation Craft or Activity Blog Hop
Teaching Our Children to Love by Hannah
You two did such a good job putting this together. Thanks for all your effort!
This is so excellent!!! Thank you!
Thanks for the links! I’m posting on Readheaded Hostess tomorrow! Hey, I have a couple questions for you – I emailed Shannon Foster and she said you might be interested in this. Can you email me since I can’t find any contact info for you? Thanks! ajones@deseretbook.com
This is such a fun idea! I don’t know how I missed this. I can’t wait to see how it turns out. You have and are creating such a wonderful event each September!
Great video! Great project! Happy Happy to share it!
tDMg
What a great project! We need more people like you in the world doing stuff like this. I hope it goes viral 🙂
What a great project! We need more people like you in the world doing stuff like this. I really hope this goes viral.
Did you finish the video? We are doing a RS activity on the proclamation and would love to show your video as part of the activity!
Do you have the video finished yet? We are doing a RS activity on the proclamation and would love to show this as part of it!
I love having these all in one place, thanks for gathering them. I just discovered the celebration this year and loved it. Are you going to add the posts from 2012?
I linked to this page on my proclamation photo essay post at http://whatdowormssmelllike.blogspot.com/2012/09/family-proclamation-in-pictures-100th.html so others could enjoy the articles as well. Thanks again!
The links for “A Well-Behaved Mormon Woman” seem to not work anymore.
Thanks for letting me know! Her website was hacked and she couldn’t get it back. I will fix the links.